New research shows how warmer temperatures could push atmospheric pathogens into new areas.
Category: Environmental Updates
Cities’ biggest obstacle to flood-proofing isn’t money: It’s 50-year-old rainfall data.
Cities say they can’t plan for tomorrow’s storms using yesterday’s data.
South Africa’s High Court sided with Indigenous communities
In their legal victory over Shell, South Africa’s Indigenous communities continue to assert their power.
How a powerful company convinced Georgia to let it bury toxic waste in groundwater
Documents reveal Georgia Power went to great lengths to advocate for risky waste storage.
The NFL tried to make this year’s Super Bowl its greenest yet. Inglewood residents aren’t impressed.
Tree-planting initiatives and social programs have failed to convince many that the pollution and disruption caused…
Biden’s 500,000 EV charging stations get a $5 billion start
Pete Buttigieg on the administration's plan for ultrafast charging.
Climate change brings thinner, more unstable ice to the Great Lakes
Average maximum ice cover on the lakes has fallen 22 percent over the last 50 years.
The world’s poorest bear the burden of heat — and it’s getting worse
By 2100, they’ll see 23 more days of heat waves each year than the world’s richest.
This iron and water battery could power a more renewable grid
Could this new technology solve a problem that’s plagued renewables for over 150 years?
In the wake of a wildfire, who gets to rebuild?
How climate-fueled fires are exacerbating the housing crisis sweeping the West.